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Basic Qualification · B-004 Circuit components · B-004-001-002

If an amplifier becomes non-linear, the output signal would:

  1. Abecome distorted
  2. Bbe reduced to zero
  3. Ccause oscillations
  4. Doverload the power supply

Correct answer: A — become distorted. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.

Why

When an amplifier becomes non-linear, it fails to copy the input signal perfectly, causing the output waveform to change shape and sound garbled, which is called distortion. The full explanation — and one for every question — is in Pro.

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Circuit components is section B-004 of the Basic exam: The parts inside the box: resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes, transistors, tubes and what each does in a circuit.

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